Posted on 01/21/2008 8:13:53 AM PST by PurpleMan
Just heard on Laura Ingram (quoting Carl Cameron of FoxNews) that Thompson will drop out tomorrow.
Bad results, ill mother....
No, she didn’t...did she?
PLEASE tell me you misunderstood...
This is all going to end very badly for conservatives.
Yes, I’ve noticed it...even Brit Hume said Fred had “gone to see his mother” after SC.
No mention of his mother being in the hospital.
Not to you particularly, I think you were on the bottom of the thread at the time.
You do bring a good point that Romney is about to get crushed in the Bible Belt. He needs to drop out.
I am also happy to note that Huck is apparently starting a massive slide, especially in Florida (polling behind Fred, or close to it) so he won’t do well, either. He needs to drop out, as well.
“So even with Rush and Levin beating the hell out of McCain, and God knows FreeRepublic is a huge conservative web site and few Freepers can stomach McCain...it seems that these so-called “new media” hurt MCCain a whit. The man is WINNING the Republican primary and I’m bitter.”
McCain has won in two states where Independents and Democrats could vote for him. He’s failed to get a majority of registered Republicans in any state so far.
Fred was a big disappointment. Even though Fredheads at FP assured us that his summer of procrastination was a brilliant strategy only a few could comprehend, it seems it was just ordinary indecisiveness and poor organization. I hoped Fred would win, but never saw his flouncing around as anything but a lack of organization.
Rush and the others are very influential, but they tried to remain somewhat neutral for too long. And have little or no influence on Independents who bounce between parties, let along mischief making Dems. who cross over in states where they can. I believe they’ll have real influence in Florida and other states where only registered Republicans can vote in Republican primaries.
As much as some dislike Romney at FP, he is closest to Fred on the issues. He and Fred have been my co-favorites from the first, and now I hope the others falter and Romney can emerge to defeat McCain. I believe Romney would govern as a conservative. McCain would be a bigger disaster than Jorge has been on all too many issues.
If Thompson stays in, at this point it will probably only be to help his buddy McCain by taking votes away from Romney.
With Laura, Ann and Michelle slowly falling into the stereotypes regarding women voters- the stereotypes they've been decrying for years- and Hillary's tears, where the hell is a real woman to go? Just damn.
Correct, I would be sorely dissapointed if Fred dropped out, as the race has just started.
No, I posted it a while ago in one of the threads, and all the Romney folks told me I was uptight. LOL. Some of us pointed out Laura’s hypocrisy... she rails against the View women, but then turns into one herself. UGH. I was so disappointed.
Just give me a choice and a right to vote. I can always decide who suits me better than the other.
Don’t think I’ve ever seen a campaign so publicly considering termination that ever amounted to anything thereafter.
It’s not an ego trip. People are sending money they need for their own families. Staffers need a paycheck and they need some notice to get resumes out. They may have families too.
Jesse Jackson once had the same situation. Avid supporters who simply knew it was over because of just how much money big media costs and how individual contributions not professionally raised could not suffice. So Jackson manufactured a mantra for them on his way out the door: “Jesse made a difference”. That gave them something to celebrate in defeat.
Thompson had his shot. He has stayed dignified and professional and remaining so means he will withdraw and announce he will endorse the party’s eventual nominee.
Bingo. I'm going to drop my membership to get her podcasts. I'll probably listen when I'm at the computer, but I am sure not going to pay for it anymore. Pfffttt.
Hillary would do less damage than a RINO.
Yeah, Thompson is the guy who wiped the floor with Romney in South Carolina, even after Romney spent millions in the state.
That is not fair. Romney did not have South Carolina as a priority just as Fred did not have Michigan as a priority. Plus Fred/Romney teams do not bash one another. We need to start the campaign for Fred/Romney ticket in November.
I agree...that is the CW here in Nashville
“I am sp tired of voting for the lesser of two evils. The lesser of two evils is STILL evil.”
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Good on ya’ for sticking to principle. When we’re both behind barbed wire in the re-education camp, I’ll remind you of your remark.
I'd wondered what motivated your posts, and now I know... paranoia.
Donations for what? Sitting around at home and smoking cigars. He’s quitting.
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